The goal of this observational study is to learn about the incidence and risk factors of postoperative chronic pain in adult patients who have undergone Hallux Valgus surgery (between january 2021 and december 2024). This will be assesed through scales and medical records information.

The main questions to be answered are:

• How many patients who have undergone Hallux Valgus surgery are experiencing postoperative chronic pain.
• What factors are there present in those who do experience chronic pain after surgery.

After accepting the informed consent, participants will be asked to answer a Brief Pain Inventory Scale and a Risk Factor Questionnaire for Postoperative Chronic Pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who underwent Hallux Valgus surgery at various centers within the UC Christus network from January 2021 to April 2024.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had difficulty responding to follow-up from the UC Christus health network Pain Unit and/or who do not answer the telephone call

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 350 patients who underwent Hallux Valgus surgery at a Clinical Hospital from January 2021 to April 2024.

The study includes patients who underwent Hallux Valgus surgery within the UC Christus Health Network.

The telephone records of patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be obtained from the Orthopedics Service database, in adherence to the UC Christus clinical data protection policy.